9 WWE Stars Who Just Needed The Right Manager To Get Over Huge

6. Bobby Lashley

You only needed to take one look at Bobby Lashley to know that this dude was either going to be a huge star, or Vince McMahon was going to die trying to make him one. Lashley had one of the most impressive WWE physiques ever, had a legitimate amateur background and - get this - he was African American, too! Should be easy to market and promote, right? It could be argued that Lashley debuted a good six months too soon. He was green, and clearly hadn't developed enough to be in the spot he was in. He started running through the Simon Deans and the William Regals of the world before moving onto the Finlays, JBLs and Booker Ts. It was working longer matches against these experienced vets that he started to really show improvement in the ring. So much so that he was trusted with holding up his end in the Battle of the Billionaires match at WrestleMania 23 (which, let's face it, was the real main event of the show). But in there with mic masters like Vince McMahon, Steve Austin and, erm, Donald Trump, Lashley was very quiet. In fact, I'm not even sure that he delivered a promo of his own during that whole storyline. There was a good reason for that: Lashley was naturally very timid and shy, despite his herculean appearance. Lashley really couldn't talk for toffee and, despite WWE's best efforts to promote him as a big deal, he really didn't come across like it. A manager would have remedied that. Trouble was, WWE had basically nobody around that fit the bill in 2006/7, and managers were considered old hat by the powers that be.